Vlad Gerasimov27 April 2009
I had a chance to spend some time with upcoming Windows 7 OS. And because I am wallpaper maniac :-) the default wallpaper (this one - View from Arstechnica website) was most interesting to me. I decided to fire up Photoshop and try to draw better wallpaper. I changed the fish (because my favorite is clown-fish), made wallpaper darker (I thought it was uncomfortably light), tweaked light source and reflections. I'm not sure if it turned out better, but here is the result!

Michaela Basham27 April 2009I like this one better. The beta fish seemed kind of drab and lifeless, and you're right, it did seem too light. Your wallpaper is much more vibrant!

Vlad Gerasimov27 April 2009Justin Murray: I am not offended at all!
Karl: I took your comment into consideration and made slight changes - fish is not so fat anymore, and background is not looking like metal. Thanks!

David I.28 April 2009I'm all for alternatives to Windows 7. ;-)

sergiom9928 April 2009Its amazing how M$ is copy-cating Linux look-and-feel even more release after release.
would love to see an Ubuntu themed wallpaper.
And a cow themed one! ;-)
Keep up the good work Vlad!

Harro29 April 2009Maybe your should go apply at microsoft as wallpaper maker.. the guy they currently have for the job isn't doing as good as you ;)

Pete29 April 2009To me, the fish looks out of place. Some more shading maybe? Translucency? A blue sheen, reflecting the color of the water?

Mel30 April 2009Yours is WAY better!

pete30 April 2009beautiful nemo , but the fish has to be put more in the middle of the wall as the original . nonetheless on my desk right now :-)

Kevin1 May 2009So, is this a subtle suggestion that Windows 7 (or Microsoft) is/are clown(s)?
jk

Davidz4 May 2009Great work! Looks so beautiful on my desktop.

BnY~6 May 2009nice!!

Feng Wang11 May 2009I love this one. I've always been liked to compare this one to the original MS wallpaper.

david cybulkiewicz6 June 2009I love it, wish you had more like this my kids love them i change their pc backgrounds every week

sarah23 October 2009fishes

pankaj kumar23 March 2012yes

ZEKROM X27 March 2013Nevím, co mám dělat.

Carl Willetts26 April 2009How good would it have been for Windows 7 to have included some of Vlad's wallpapers? At least my Windows 7 desktop will have Vlad's wallpaper and not the usual sterile slop from MS.
Excellent work by the way!